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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,965 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1993, and 2,332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (2,093), and casualties fell from 2,538.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 74,538 collisions in the City of Edinburgh.

Collisions in 1993
1,965
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
2,332
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
21
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1993

1.1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious22411%
  • Slight1,72088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.9%
  • Serious24110%
  • Slight2,06989%

City of Edinburgh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of Edinburgh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,575 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,965, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,965
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025469593
2024481610
2023450552
2022507615
2021482576
2020436506
2019728877
2018768940
20179071,083
20161,1431,348
20151,1111,323
20141,2591,471
20131,1591,369
20121,1631,372
20111,1811,372
20101,1791,394
20091,1931,403
20081,2991,548
20071,3321,591
20061,4441,735
20051,4041,708
20041,5441,789
20031,4611,741
20021,6601,982
20011,7742,137
20001,8912,366
19991,9382,373
19982,0592,446
19971,9872,408
19962,0142,454
19951,8552,209
19942,0772,496
19931,9652,332
19922,0932,538
19912,1112,555
19902,2642,749
19892,3062,766
19882,1372,567
19872,0432,498
19862,1442,601
19852,3522,892
19842,3902,896
19832,3822,861
19822,3962,979
19812,5113,113
19802,5753,175
19792,5143,256

When and where crashes happen in the City of Edinburgh in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday278 (14%)
  • Tuesday276 (14%)
  • Wednesday272 (14%)
  • Thursday354 (18%)
  • Friday360 (18%)
  • Saturday262 (13%)
  • Sunday163 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59203 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59370 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59525 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59186 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January153 (7.8%)
  • February130 (6.6%)
  • March161 (8.2%)
  • April160 (8.1%)
  • May161 (8.2%)
  • June122 (6.2%)
  • July155 (7.9%)
  • August192 (9.8%)
  • September171 (8.7%)
  • October173 (8.8%)
  • November191 (9.7%)
  • December196 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,402 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit502 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,593 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds272 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,304 (66%)
  • Wet or damp610 (31%)
  • Frost or ice43 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,657 (84%)
  • 40 mph136 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph101 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph67 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,592 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (10%)
  • Roundabout95 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant935 (40%)
  • Pedestrian641 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant311 (13%)
  • Cyclist209 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10114 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15122 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20274 (12%)
  • 21 to 25360 (15%)
  • 26 to 35484 (21%)
  • 36 to 45255 (11%)
  • 46 to 55193 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65169 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75147 (6.3%)
  • Over 75129 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider942 (40%)
  • Passenger749 (32%)
  • Pedestrian641 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,120 (67%)
  • Bus or coach342 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle218 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle142 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car108 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in the City of Edinburgh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 10th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1993

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1993: 196, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8196235120
2ndA908110128
3rdA7779508
4thA702747816
5thA70577014
6thA71516607
7thA1465518
8thA900444914
9thA902415016
10thA720364623
11thB701333905
12thA6095324417
13thA701293504
14thB900272703
15thA199202501
16thA89183001
17thA901171801
18thA700151701
19thA772152001
20thB6415151702

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1993

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1993: 1,693.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1993

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1993: 165.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years